The Word of Heaven

Chapter 309 Between coming and going
There was dead silence in front of the imperial city.

People even forgot to be shocked and stared blankly at Xie Yinglian standing on the city gate tower, finding it so absurd and unbelievable.

The Queen Mother did not say anything, but Eunuch Cao was already extremely angry.

He stared with wide eyes at the officials who were blocking his way intentionally or unintentionally, and shouted angrily: "What are you doing? Do you know what is happening?!"

No one responded to this.

The officials who stood up were like statues without ears, expressing their attitudes with rock-like silence, or rather, a tough counterattack against the incident that happened late last night.

——Qiuzhi nearly died at the hands of Xie Yinglian, and was then sent to the Taoist prison. All this was done without any consultation and was done arbitrarily. How could the officials not have any opinions?

More importantly, the sound of the bell was like a nightmare, and the image of the millions of buildings in the divine capital reduced to rubble that winter day kept appearing in everyone's mind over and over again, and could not be forgotten at all.

The officials had already exchanged views implicitly, and decided that they could temporarily put aside their past positions and conflicts and reach a consensus on restricting the Empress from continuing to act recklessly.

But in the original assumption, this was something that happened after the summer festival, and it was a long struggle.

However, plans are something that can change at any time.

Besides, the person who stood up at this moment was Xie Yinglian.

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Before the strange atmosphere on the city gate tower was noticed, the Queen's voice rang out.

"Why do you have to steal the limelight from other girls today?"

Her expression was still calm, and her tone was so gentle that she seemed so nonchalant.

It seemed as if Xie Yinglian's accusation, which was enough to bring ruin to any official of the dynasty, was just a farce made up by a bored little girl and was not worth any extra emotion.

As the words fell, the silence in front of the imperial city was broken by the noise. The people who had not yet forgotten looked at Xie Yinglian angrily, remembering the fact that she had threatened the world on behalf of the Demon Lord, and recalling the fact that she was the remnant of the Xie family.

"You idiot, you whole family, today is not the day for you to act recklessly!"

"Who do you think you are? Why do you blame the Queen? You are the one who is in cahoots with the Demon Lord!"

"Bitch, the Queen has already spared your life, but you are still so ungrateful!"

"Did the demon lord pour soy milk into your asshole and make you stupid?"

Different curses rang out one after another, and even more filthy and unbearable words kept appearing, truly showing everyone's anger.

Xie Yinglian seemed to be in the midst of a violent storm.

If the city gates were not too high, and the Empress and all the ministers were standing beside her, at this moment many people would have taken more direct actions than cursing at her, making her feel the true anger of this world.

The Queen's eyes were still gentle and unaffected.

Xie Yinglian knew very well that this was the fact she wanted to see.

If you can't get it, of course you have to destroy it.

"Should I say you are proud or arrogant?"

"As long as you like it."

The Queen smiled and said, "But in the eyes of the world, the answer is already clear."

Xie Yinglian stopped looking at her and looked at Eunuch Cao, saying, "Before De Qiusi died, he first cursed Qiuzhi, then you as the queen's running dog, and finally this world."

Eunuch Cao naturally would not respond.

Xie Yinglian said with emotion: "Sometimes I can't help but wonder, as a eunuch, to whom do you serve, His Majesty the Emperor, or to this usurper Empress?"

Eunuch Cao sneered and remained silent.

The next moment, his face turned pale.

Xie Yinglian's voice fell into everyone's ears.

That was an accusation with exact year, month and day.

The specific details of the Queen's interactions with the Chief Secretary during the last summer festival were left in some inconspicuous places in the files and daily records.

The Sky Patrol is a government office that stands in the sun but cannot see the daylight at all.

What Xie Yinglian was doing at this moment was like moving the Taoist Prison under the sun, allowing everyone to see the filthy past that should have been in the dark.

The cursing gradually weakened, disappeared, and faded.

There was only one voice left in front of the imperial city.

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"From the 38th to the 41st year of the Zhengsheng Emperor, in these short three years, your contacts with the Master were inseparable. However, last winter, you asked Eunuch Cao to rush to Cangzhou with the imperial edict. After the Master's death, you read out his crimes in public, and then confiscated his property and exterminated his clan to put an end to the matter."

"The best proof of your close relationship with Xi Lixuan is that you had a meeting with Xi Lixuan in the winter of the 38th year of the Holy Birth, before Pei Jinge was laid off."

"In the spring of the 39th year of the Zhengsheng era, when the death of Jianzheng caused a great stir in the government and the public, and made you feel troubled and even overwhelmed, Xi Lixuan decided to die without any warning. No matter why he made this decision, the ultimate beneficiary was you."

"Now that Xi Lixuan is dead, his bloodline in this world is probably extinct too. How can you stay out of this?"

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"Any more?"

The Queen's tone was as calm as ever, without any sign of panic: "Just like you said just now, the weather is so nice today, we can air everything out."

She paused, then added, "It is extremely stupid to dissect your own opinion to prove it. Why didn't I stop you from saying it? Of course, it's because I am happy to use you to clear my name."

The people in front of the imperial city heard the queen's voice clearly, and the silence was no longer oppressive.

Xie Yinglian narrowed his eyes.

The Queen smiled slightly, and said in a dignified and generous manner: "Xi Lixuan and I do have a good relationship, because this is what I should do. If I can't even do this, how can I make Daqin better?"

Xie Yinglian didn't say anything.

The Queen said self-deprecatingly, "To be honest, Xi Lixuan was the former head of the Sky Patrol Department. His realm, methods and mind were almost impeccable. He is much more valuable alive than dead. If I could handle his affairs more rationally, I should let him live well instead of declaring him guilty and letting him die."

As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd suddenly burst into warm cheers.

"But there must be reason in this world. I think the best thing that people like me who are no longer young can do for young people is to make sure that there are still black and white boundaries in this world, so that it is not all gray."

The Queen looked at Xie Yinglian and said to the world: "This is why I let Xi Lixuan die. Are you satisfied?"

After hearing these words, the Imperial City fell silent again.

What was different from before was that the silence at this time was one of admiration and emotion.

Those young and tender faces were already filled with tears.

Ye Yilan looked at her peers around her blankly, not knowing what to do.

She always felt that there was something wrong with the Queen's words, but she didn't know what the problem was. She felt as if she was suffocating by the sea water, and her body felt extremely cold in the midsummer sun.

At this moment, Xie Yinglian stretched out his hand and began to applaud.

"Why applaud me now?"

The Queen smiled and said, "I remember that in your previous accusation against me, there was also the matter of me colluding with Yingxu and the Tianming Sect. Anyway, we have already talked about it today, so let's continue the conversation."

Xie Yinglian did not respond.

Now that things have come to this, how could she not know that the current situation was all part of the Queen's calculations?
Today, she has only two choices: be a dog or refuse. Both the former and the latter are acceptable to the queen.

The moment she stood on the city gate tower, the outcome was doomed to failure... unless she could jump out and find a third option, which might lead to some changes.

The officials who stood up not long ago began to realize that today's incident would not force the Queen to retreat, but on the contrary would encourage her arrogance. After disappointment, they began to feel anxious, and then they held on to their last hope.

——As long as Xie Yinglian fulfills what he said before and reveals the true relationship between the Queen Mother and the Tianming Sect, there will be a chance for this matter to turn around.

"It seems I only have one solution left."

"Ok?"

The Queen seemed curious.

Xie Yinglian did not answer this question, but said: "I guess that the evidence I saw in the files about your collusion with the Tianming Sect will be very true at first glance, but will eventually be proven false. It is Xi Lixuan's frame-up of you."

The Queen smiled and said, "And?"

Xie Yinglian said, "Yingxu's death happened almost four years ago. With Xi Lixuan's cooperation, such a long time is enough for you to do everything perfectly."

Eunuch Cao's face was no longer pale, but ruddy. He mocked and scolded, "You are talking nonsense. How dare you stand up like this? Do you have such a stupid idea to spit blood at me?"

Xie Yinglian ignored him, looked up at the sky, and said, "There is only one way to break the impasse."

The Queen smiled gently and said, "Please."

Xie Yinglian said calmly: "Commit suicide."

As the voice fell, the imperial city suddenly fell silent.

Then, a loud cry of panic rang out.

People clearly remembered the words Xie Yinglian brought to the Demon Lord, and believed that she was within the scope of that sentence, so the morning and evening bells had reason to ring again.

The chaos spread from the square in front of the imperial city to the city gate tower. The officials who had been pondering how to deal with the queen a moment ago could no longer maintain their calm and rationality, and their faces turned extremely pale in an instant.

The Queen put away her smile, looked serious, frowned and said, "Are you sure?"

Xie Yinglian looked into her eyes, suddenly sighed, and said self-deprecatingly: "So even this choice was within your expectations?"

The Queen said, "I don't understand what you are talking about."

"If I'm not mistaken, the Divine Capital Array has already been activated in advance."

Xie Yinglian's eyes swept over the panicked and embarrassed nobles, a mocking smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and he said: "If the bell does not ring after I die, then his threat to the world will be self-defeating. If the bell rings, the Divine Capital Formation can at least keep you alive, and his condition after ringing the Morning and Evening Bell must be extremely bad, and it is easier to kill him."

The Queen said nothing.

Everyone knows this is the default.

Xie Yinglian looked at her, and after a moment of silence, he said, "That's amazing. I used to think you were just like me, but now it seems that you are much more amazing than me. After all, I can't squeeze a person dry like you do and make the most of him."

The Queen shook her head and said, "You misunderstood."

Xie Yinglian remained silent.

The roads are blocked, where should you go?

This is a question that everyone present is curious about.

Soon, Xie Yinglian gave the answer.

At this moment, she closed her eyes, stopped looking at the world, and began to commit suicide.

The Queen watched them calmly.

Use true energy to sever the heart meridians, destroy the sea of ​​consciousness, and shatter the soul.

This is the most difficult method of suicide to prevent in the world.

There were many truly powerful men on the city gate tower, but they were still powerless in this matter.

The world of the next moment came.

Xie Yinglian didn't open his eyes.

The world was filled with deathly silence. People looked around nervously and could clearly hear their heartbeats.

I don’t know how much time has passed, but still the sound of the bell from across the world has not come.

The world is still beautiful.

The sun is still warm.

So people began to cheer, swear, and shout that they had known for a long time that the Demon Lord was just bluffing.

Amidst all the excitement, the Queen's expression became extremely solemn.

She stared at Xie Yinglian intently, her face as gloomy as water, and she could not find any joy in her heart after her plan succeeded.

"Why die for this?"

A sigh was heard, with a hint of helplessness.

The officials on the city gate tower were stunned, and their excitement faded a little, because they couldn't find out where the voice came from.

The Queen had a blank expression on her face.

Xie Yinglian opened his eyes, and after a moment of silence, he said calmly, "I am the kind of person who has no gambling qualities and would flip the table if I lose. Don't you know that?"

The person who was supposed to commit suicide came back to life at this moment, causing a moment of silence.

Xie Yinglian did not look at the Queen, but said to himself: "And I agree with one sentence."

"What?"

the man asked.

Xie Yinglian said seriously: "If there is no life and death, how can the story be beautiful?"

“It’s a beautiful sentence.”

Gu Zhuo looked at Xie Yinglian, shook his head and said, "But it's not worth dying for this beauty."

Then he looked at the queen, whose expression gradually calmed down, thought for a moment, and said, "It seems that my appearance was not what you expected and was beyond your plan."

The Queen's voice was extremely cold: "I don't know how you got here, but the Divine Capital Array is connected to my mind and soul, and I can keep you here at any time. Are you afraid?"

Before he finished speaking, a layer of clear light appeared in the sky above the capital, which was exactly the same as the winter solstice last year.

In the past, all the sects and clans in the world paid a terrible price that could not even be fully described in the word "tragic" in order to break through this formation. People fully believed that even a Taoist master at the peak of his power would not be able to remain calm in the formation.

This confidence was shattered the next moment.

"is it?"

Gu Zhuo was speaking calmly when suddenly the wind started to blow.

The clear light like porcelain became disordered, as if it was pierced by something, and his voice disappeared with it, no one could perceive it.

The Queen was stunned.

Before she could come to her senses, the wind started to blow again.

Gu Zhuo appeared in the eyes of the world, only two or three steps away from the queen.

He looked at her barely maintained calm expression and said gently, "It seems that now you and I can have a good chat."

(End of this chapter)